Railway-tie.



OTTO L. WEIMAR, OF PHILDELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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7 b all whom 'it may concern lf-Be it known that I, O'r'ro L. WriMAa, acitizen oi the United 'Statt-is, residing at lhiladelphia, in the countyof Philadelphia n and s'tate of Pennsflvania have `invented new anduseful ln'iprovements in Railway- Ties, of which the following is aIlspecification. n lhe. present invention relates to improve- 1U mentsin railway ties, one et the objects being' to construct a tie having `anouter body oi metal filled with cement or other plastic material andwhich is also provided with wooden cushion blocks for the recep- M5 tionoi' the rails, so that the solid construction of' the tie will notinterfere with the elasticity' of the rails.

Another object of the invention is the construction of a tie which shallembody a metallic shell and which is provided with a central partitidnand cross braces enn tending :trom the partition to the opposite epds ofthe tie, so as to provide the tie with a plurality of compartments eachof which will receive a suitable ballast of concrete or the like toimpartV weight and stability to the tie, so that when the same isarranged upon the roadbed and the earth packed aroundthe tie, tl'ie tiewill be held etleetively against i'novement in any direction.

A still further object of the invention is the provision ol al metallicshell or casing divided into compartments through the medium of bracingelements, certain of said brace members supporting, in connection withthe tie, cushion members upon which the rails are adapted to rest. Theends of the` ties have secured thereto rail engaging members The tie isprovided with a plu- 0 rality Vof adjustable members each having theirinner edges formed with rail engaging lips. An adjustable wedge.isdisposed between the said members of the top so as to provide for thelongitudinal adjustment of .45 the siiid members to bring their lipsinto improvement resides in the construction,

combination and arrangement oi. parts set forth int' e followingspecification and fallin g. within the scope of the appended claims.

ln the drawing: Figure l is a perspective im View of a tie eoiistruetedin accordance lwith the present invention, parts being brokenSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application led September 9, 1913. Serial No. 788,896.

Patented Feb. N', i914..

awayv and parts being shown in Section, Fig. 2 is a top plan view of thetie, the top plates or'cover, as Well as the rail engaging members beingremoved, Fig. 3 is a l0ngitudinal sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig.2, butshowing the outer rail engaging member and the top positioned uponthe tie and sustaining a rail upon the cushion member of the tie, andFig. i is a transverse sectional view on the line Lt-c of Fig. 2,' thetop being shown in position. 1

The tie includes an outer shell or easing' l, the said easing having itsbody comprising a base 2 and vertically disposed sides 3. lhe ends d otthe shell have their vertical edges inturned to provide flanges 5 whichare inserted between the sides Biandwl'iich are adapted to be secured tothe shell through the medium oit' removable'elements, in the nature ofnuts and bolts. The interior oi' the shell is centrallyy provided with atransverse partition 6, and extending in oppesite directions from thesaid partition are cross bracing members 7, one of said meins' hersbeing formed with slots to receive the.

'second member, in the well known manner, and the members 7, at theircentral and meeting portions, vare secured through the. medium ofangularclips S. The cross bracer members T are of a width corresponding toAtheheight ot the sides 3 of the shell, as is the part-dimi so that thesaid braeemember 7 and the partition 6 divide the shell into a pluralityof compartments, withineach of which is inserted ballast 9 of sand,concrete` or the like. The cross brace mehr bers 7 have their endsiianged longitudinally with relation to the longitudinal plane ot theshelhthe said fiangedends contacting with the opposite inner faces ofthe shell and being provided with openings which register with similaropenings in the sides il, the registering openings receiving means inthe nature of bolts l0, adjusting .nuts ll and securingnuts l2, the saidsecuring nuts being arranged upon the outer faces of the sides 5l. 'lhecross braces at a suitable distance Afrom the ends fl of the tie arepro-- vided with notches or depressions 13 which are arranged in a linewith similar notches l-1- termed in the sides of the tie, and thesenotched portions are adapted to receive cushion members iywhieh are inthe nature ot wooden blocks, and which are adapted to receive the haseilanges'of the rails R.

The ballast within the compartment at iid the ends ot the tie hasanchored therein a plurality ot' bolt members 16 which project aysuitable distance above the tie, and the said bolts are adapted to passthrough openings provided in the inclined outer sides 17 ot' railengaging blocks 18, the said inclined outer faces oit the blocks beingformed with depressions or pockets whereby nuts 19 may be screwed uponthe threaded ends of the bolt 1G, and whereby theblocks 1S are rigidlyconnected with the tie. The inner' face of each of the blocks 1S isshaped to conform to one ot the sides of the rail R, and consequentlythe lower and undercut portion thereof overlies 'a portion. of thecushion member 15. v

The side compartments provided by the cross brace members have anchoredwithin their plastic illing or ballast a plurality ot' upwardlyextending bolts 20, the said bolts being' arranged in a longitudinalplane parallel with the sides 3 ot the shell of the tie, and arepositioned inwardly of the said sides a comparatively short distance.

The top plates are designated by the numerals Q1 and 22 respectively.Each of the plates has its outer end undercut to provide a rail flangeengaging lip 23, the said lips, or' course, projecting over' the railreceiving cushions 15. The sections 22 and 23 are of a widthcorresponding to that of the shell 1, so as to overlie the ,filling orballast within the shell, and the said members are provided adjacenttheir opposite longitudinal edges with spaced elongated slots Eetthrough which the bolts 20 project, and co-acting with the said boltsare nuts 25. The tie, at the opposite sides of its central brace memberor partition 6 has a plurality of upwardly extending bolts 2G which areprovided. with heads that are embedded wit-hin the ballast material inthe central compartments which are'divided by the partition 6. The inneredges of the top sections 21 and 22 are beveled outwardly, as indicatedby' the numerals 28, and the numeral 29 designates a dove-tailed wedgemember which 1s adapted to have its inclined sides cooperate with the'beveled ends Q8 of the top sectionsV 21 and 22. The beveled member ispro` vided with elongated openings 30 through which the bolts 26 pass,and the numerals 31 designate the nuts for the said bolts.

It is to be understood that the beveledV ends 28 of the top plates 21and 22 are .inclined from one of the sides of each of the said plates tothe opposite side, so that the dove-tailed slot provided between thesaid ends is widened at one of the sides of the plates than at theopposite sides, and, as has been stated, the dove-tailed member 29 iswedgeshaped so it will benoted that by adjusting the wedge 29transversely of the tie the plates 21 and 22 will be forced in alongitudinal direction toward the blocks 18,

so that their lips Q53 will be forced tightly into contact with the baseflanges of the rails, as illusY ated in Fig. 23 ot the drawing. f

JFrom the above description, taken in connection with theacconuiaiiyiiig drawing, the simplicity of the device as well the advantages thereof will, it thought, be perfectly apparent to thoseskilled in the art to which such inventions appertain without furtherdetailed description.

Having thus t escribed the invention, what l claim is:

1. A tie of the class set 'forth comprising a shell having a centralpartition and cross brace members arranged between the partition and theends of the shell. to provide the said shell with a plurality otcomiliartments which are adapted to receive a ballast, cushion blocksupon the shell and cross brace members, and said cushions adapted toserve as rests for the rails.

Q. A tie for railway rails comprising a metallic shell including abottoni. sides and' ends, the shell having central transverse partition,cross brace members arranged at the opposite sides of the partition toprovide the tie with a pluralitv of ballast receiving compartments, railreceiving cushion blocks received within;depressions in the crossmembers and in the sides oi: the I tie, rail blocks upon the ends ot thetie, and top members provided with rail engaging lips secured to theshell.

i 3. ln a tie for railway rails, a shell coinprising a body whichincludes a bottom and sides, and members having their transverse edgesflanged and secured to the sides et the shell, the shell having acentral tranverse partition, cross brace. members between the partitionand the ends, said cross members having their ends 1flanged and securedto the sides et the shell, the cross members and partition dividing theshell into a plurality of ballast receiving conipartments, the sides ofthe shell and cross brace members having alining depressions, cushionmembers within the depressions and adapted to serve as rail receivingseats, and means for retaining the rails upon the seats.

V4. In a tie for' railway rails, a shell comprising a body whichincludes a bottom and sides, and members having their transverse edgesflanged and secured to the sides ot the shell, the shell having acentral transverse partition, cross brace members between the partition.and the ends, said cross members having their ends iianged and securedto the sides ot die shell, the cross members and partition dividing theshell into a plurality of ballast receiving compartments, the sides ofthe shell and cross brace members having alining depressions, cushionmembers within the depressions and adapted to serve as rail receivingseats,inea1is for retaining the rails lOl meneer; in;

'upon the seats, blocks upon the ends v0i the shell and removablTsecured thereto, said,

blocks `ziving their inner faces shaped 't0 receive the sides oi" therails, and edjustable means arranged upon the tie and secured theretofor sustaining /the rails upon the cushions and into contact With theblocks.

5. In :i tie for railway rails, a shell comprising a body which`includes a bottom and sides, and'members having their transverse edgesflanged and secured to the sides of the shelhrthe shell having s centraltransverse partition, cross brace members between the partition and theends,`said cross members having their ends flanged and secured to thesides of Vthe shelhthe cross members and partition dividing the shellinto s plurality of ballast receiving compartments, the sides of theshell and cross brace members having 'alining depressions, cushionmembers within the depressions and adapted to serve as rail receivingseats, means for retaining the rails uponthe seats, and means includingadjustable rail engaging members for retaining the rails upon bers.

6. Atie comprising a rectangular member having an open top and havingbrace members of a Width equaling the depth ofthe sides of the tie fandsecured to the said the cushion memsides and dividing the tie into laplurality of ballast receiving compartments, rail receivingcnshionmembers varrangx-:d upon the tie, rail engagirfg blocks removablyconnected with the tie at the top thereof, a pair of top plates for theAtie and adjustably se cured thereon,` seid plates having .their outeredges provided with rail engagnig lipsgind a Wedge member also securedupon 40 the top of the tie and adapted to contact with the inner edgesof the top plates im* moving the said plates toward the .teilensigagging blocks.

7 A tie comprising a metallic shell hsv ing an open top and having'aplurelity'ot brace members which divide the interior of the tie inte eplurality of compartments, bolts anchored Within the compartments endprojecting 'above the tie', cushion niembers arranged Within the tieadjacent the ends thereof and adapted to lie flush. with the top of thetie, rail ncontacting' blocks en gaged by certain seid bolts anddisposed adjacent the cushion members, e pair of top plates havingelongated slots through which certain of the bolts pass, seid plateshaving their outer edges formed With rail engage' ing lips, the inneredges of the plates being inclined and beveled transversely7 a dove-4tailed Wedge member having elongated- S. `WAnNm Sri/ion, NORMAN J.SMITH.

